where to get 2lb EPS sydney / wollongong?

rakeflip · February 19, 2011, 8:48am

Can anybody tell me where to locate 2lb eps or a higher density eps with in the sourthern sydney / wollongong area?

The place i get the stuff i have been using cannot tell me what density it is but it just feels to dam soft even under 12 oz of glass.

Cheers!

beerfan · February 19, 2011, 7:39pm

User mds might be able to help you, he's done a few EPS boards. Please let us know if you find somewhere.

Good luck.

rakeflip · February 19, 2011, 10:08pm

Have been searching the website. Probably foamex group would stock it. And there is a buldingsupplies.com.au list foam EPS sheets of three grades on there.

There is a place at fairy meadow i get my EPS from - I think it is only 1 pound stuff though - but has been cheap enough to practice on. they sell styroboard as well so i may enquire there to see if they can get it in. I think in australia it is M-Grade as oppossed to the weaker stuff which is SL grade.

Surfblanks Australi to a yellow foam which is PU but is said to have the strength and weight of EPS.

Where do you get your blanks from and about how much am i looking at? have been doing a fair amount of practice and am ready to go the whole hog on a normal blank, i think it well could be easier than dicking around with crap quilty eps...

PM if you want - im in the northern suburbs of the gong.

foamhack · February 20, 2011, 2:36am

try AC polystyrene at weatheril park

beerfan · February 20, 2011, 3:45am

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Have been searching the website. Probably foamex group would stock it. And there is a buldingsupplies.com.au list foam EPS sheets of three grades on there.

There is a place at fairy meadow i get my EPS from - I think it is only 1 pound stuff though - but has been cheap enough to practice on. they sell styroboard as well so i may enquire there to see if they can get it in. I think in australia it is M-Grade as oppossed to the weaker stuff which is SL grade.

Surfblanks Australi to a yellow foam which is PU but is said to have the strength and weight of EPS.

Where do you get your blanks from and about how much am i looking at? have been doing a fair amount of practice and am ready to go the whole hog on a normal blank, i think it well could be easier than dicking around with crap quilty eps...

PM if you want - im in the northern suburbs of the gong.

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One word mate, surfblanks!!. Pain in the arse to drive to though cheaper than postage. They have all you need. For anything other than the blank, they'll send it to you. Ring them and ask for a price list and they'll send one to you, and more importantly ask for a rocker chart. Handy to have when you're working out what your board will cost you, and the rocker chart will show you options for rocker. Great service, and great stuff to work with. I have not used other foam brands though, and never EPS, so cant compare, but as a hack, with limited tools ( old planer, surform, sand paper haha ) it is easy to shape.

mds · February 21, 2011, 11:13am

Hey rakeflip

Rmax Wetherill Park is where I get mine from. Exellent quallity and not bad on the price.

You ring them up and tell them what you want and the they will ring when its ready. They can ship but it does cost.

They supply 3 main densities for surfboard construction.

X- 30 (think) which is about 1.5 lbs for SUP and very light performance shortboards

X- 34 = 2 lbs which is what I order.

X- 38 = 2.5 for heavier logs etc

Great stuff. I ordered a block 3600x750x250 X- 34 for a SUP and it cost me about $250.

Will go the X- 30 next time.

Managed to get a 9'0" longboard out of the leftovers.

Do you have a hotwire set-up? (highly recommended).

You can get timber for stringers at Wonson Bros Timbers at Tarrawanna.

The have western red cedar and furniture grade pine (no knots)

Buy it 150 x 75 cedar is about $17 per meter and the pine is about half the price.

They will rip it into 3 pieces and plane them down to as thin as 4 mm

You end up with 3 stringers.

If you are a newby to shaping altogether, it is quite a learning curve.

You need rocker templates, clamps to glue the stringer in, hot wire setup, shaping skills,, spackle, etc.

If you are new, I would highly recommend Surfblanks.

I still use them and there blanks are the best in Australia in my opinion.

Great foam, resonably priced and will ship 2 or more for free.

If you go EPS, make sure you use epoxy.

You can now get resin research in Australia.

If you need any more info, just let me know.

Cheers

mds · February 21, 2011, 11:16am

I had trouble with AC polystyrene.

They wanted me to buy a whole block

Cheers

mds · February 21, 2011, 11:17am

Oh and you can use epoxy in surfblanks with great success.

Cheers

rakeflip · February 21, 2011, 12:08pm

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rakeflip · February 21, 2011, 11:55am

mds - got some H grade in fairy meadow Today - i got a sheet 2400 by 1200.

kookaburra distributors on Jardine St.